Community Directory:  Please fill out the following form so that we may update and distribute the 2011 Community Directory.  Drop off completed forms to Sophia Phillips (1650 Comanche) or Melissa Bowen (26 Chautaugua) by October 1, 2010.  100% participation is greatly appreciated.  

IHGE Board Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the clubhouse.   All residents are welcome to attend.

Dogs:  Please clean up after your pets and be mindful of common areas such as the playground and fields where kids play.

No baggie, no doggie!

The Clipping Point: The Grass Crop of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Summer is here and the grass is growing. Combine sunshine, water and soil together, and you get a lush green yard. It may surprise you, but lawns and turf grass is now the largest crop grown in the Chesapeake Bay watershed — more than 3.8 million acres covering a staggering 9.5% of the watershed’s total land area. Chesapeake Stormwater Network developed the new statistics using three independent methods. A man once asked a monk how he could achieve enlightenment. His answer: “do nothing.” You can achieve a form of Bay enlightenment and have a respectable looking yard by doing nearly nothing. Read more by clicking the Zen Guide to Bay Lawn Care.

Yard trimmings and food residuals are 23 percent of the US municipal solid waste stream. Compost them where they are produced, for soil that helps suppress plant diseases and pests and reduces the need for fertilizer. Let grass clippings stay where they fall – they decompose rapidly and improve the health of your lawn. Leaves should stay where they fall (pulverized in digestible quantities for lawn health) especially in treed non-lawn areas. Second best is composting in a concentrated area. Worst is sending them to the dump. Reference: More information about composting.

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